BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org
PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:Indybay-18621003
SEQUENCE:18676421
CREATED:20090906T154100Z
DESCRIPTION:OAKLAND: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CREEK CLEANING EVENT\n\nOakland officials 
 are looking for volunteers for the city's 14th annual Creek to Bay Day 
 event to help clean and protect Oakland's creeks, Lake Merritt and the 
 Oakland Estuary.\n\nThe event will be held on Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 
 noon.\n\nIt is part of the 25th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, 
 which is presented by the California Coastal Commission.\n\nVolunteers will 
 help with trash pickup, non-native plant removal, planting creek sides with 
 California native plants, and metal storm drain marker installation around 
 the city.\n\nOrganizers say that groups of all ages are welcome to 
 participate, so people can gather their friends, family and co-workers to 
 help improve the health of local communities and the environment.\n\nMore 
 than 1,300 participants volunteered at 24 different locations across 
 Oakland at last year's Creek to Bay Day.\n\nVolunteers picked up more than 
 5 tons of trash from Oakland's creeks, the estuary and Lake Merritt, and 
 removed 321 cubic yards of non-native green waste from local creeks to 
 allow native plants to flourish.\n\nOrganizers say the data collected about 
 items commonly found by volunteers reveals important information about 
 potential sources of marine debris and pollution.\n\nThey say items such as 
 plastic bags and packaging, cigarette butts, bottle caps, Styrofoam, 
 batteries, electronics and tires often travel downstream and damage fragile 
 creek and bay ecosystems.\n\nComplete event information and clean-up site 
 details are available at www.oaklandcreektobay.org.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/09/06/18621003.php
SUMMARY:Clean Up Oakland Creeks & Estuary
LOCATION:go to www.oaklandcreektobay.org to pick a site.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/09/06/18621003.php
DTSTART:20090919T160000Z
DTEND:20090919T190000Z
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR